Is there any way to change the 256-color Palette that Dink uses?
Yes. In the Dink directory under your main Dink Smallwood directory, there is a TILES directory. Inside tiles is a file called SPLASH.BMP. This is the please wait while loading screen (you can change this if you want, but be sure to place the changed version in your OWN Dmod Tiles directory). The Dink Palette is obtained when the game loads by reading this screen. Simply make your own SPLASH.BMP with a different 256-color palette, and Dink will use it! However, keep in mind that the existing graphics are going to turn freaky if you do this. You’ll have to completely redesign all the graphics of the game. For this reason, it’s doubtful that anybody ever actually will change the palette.